The Civil War Letters Camp Harlan October 9, 1861

Camp Harlan Oct 9th 1861

Dear Wife
I write again being that I have a little spare time to let you know that I am well the same as usal  I have wrote several letters to others beside you but I have received no answers but from you  I wrote you a letter on monday night and being that I have time I write you another  things are pretty much the same as when I last wrote  the weather is rather cold for me being that I have got no shoes to wear and my pants are all raged and thread bare and I look more like a Begger then a soilder  so you can think on the good treatment we have received since we have been at Washington but still with all the Bad treatment we receive I do not feal Discouraged  I do all I can to be cheerful and to make all around me the same  I have Your William and Tom Mclentick Roth in my tent torn is as bas as me nearly for cloths but you need not say anything to his folks about it. but take us all to geather we are a Regiment of Rags  out camp is situated about 2 miles from washington and we have a very good vew of Washington and all the surounding Country but as soon as we are equiped we will be sent over the long Bridge on towards Richmond when we will have a chance of giving the Rebels such a whiping as they little Dream of  but I guess you will thing this is all Blow. but any hour Dear maggie this winter will finish up the war when I will come home to you never to leave you anymore  Dear wife I never say much in my letters about love but it is not because I dont think of you for Maggie you are always upermost on my thoughts
do not forget to write to me for you dont know how it cheers me to receive a letter from you
I received the press Newspaper on Sunday and a paper from home is a rarity about here  Dear Maggie i will now close my letter with my ernest love for you  give my respects to Uncle John and Cousin Billey and all inquiring friends advise

From Your Affectionate

Husband Wm Lancaster

Direct
Wm Lancaster
care Capt Hartman
camp Harlan
Washington D.C

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